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Two Valuable Tools for Young Professionals

This is a post written by Kara Passaretti I consider myself to be a well-educated, responsible young professional who felt that I had a sturdy grasp of my finances. I constantly bought items on sale, put money aside for my savings and even made a few impulse purchases. It wasn’t until logging onto the Mint.com website [...]

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Retirement Planning: Three Steps Can Pay Off

An employer-sponsored retirement plan and an IRA can help to build retirement savings. When planning for retirement, certain external factors, such as stock market returns or the rate of inflation, are beyond the control of investors. But there are issues that preretirees can control that may be helpful in building retirement assets. According to academics [...]

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Job Concerns Keep Retirement Confidence Low

There appears to be a relationship between level of debt and consumer confidence in being financially prepared for retirement. Concerns about job security and household debt are keeping the retirement confidence of U.S. workers at the lowest levels seen in more than two decades, according to a new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute [...]

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